原來如此 translate into english ?

[Mingjing]

how to translate 原來如此 into english?

[leeyah]

So, that's it! or That's why! , depends on the context：

为什么不动呢？Why is it not working?

你得先打开开关。 You've got to switch it on first.

哦，原来如此。 Oh, so that's why!

如此 is the literary form of 这样>> 原来如此 = 原来(是)这样。

[renzhe]

I'd translate it as "Oh! I seeeee......"

[anonymoose]

I'd translate it as "Oh! I seeeee......"

I agree with renzhe here. You could say something like "So, that's how it is!" or "Oh, it's like that, is it?", which are both fine, but I think in most situations, an "Oh, I see" (with stress on and lengthening of the "see") would be the most common way of expressing the feeling.

[muyongshi]

I gotta agree- I think my English response tends to be "oh!". The i see is a bit more clear if it is written but in spoken not always there. "I get it" or "that makes sense" all are kind of the same type of filler, even though they are not direct translations.

[skylee]

ic.

[muyongshi]

I was just waiting for someone to com in

do a quote text

and say:

原来如此！

[Guest realmayo]

aaaaaaaaah.

[Mingjing]

o thank you all. now i know it:D

[renzhe]

I think the proper answer in this case is:

原来如此！

[Artem]

I like to translate it as "So it's like that...", mainly cause I say that more often than "Oh, I see"

[Kenny同志]

I might say, " That explains it"